Cape Carteret, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

44%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cape Carteret	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$50,449	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$116,866	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$125,289	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$63,402	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$68,816	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$54,844	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.5%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cape Carteret is 12% higher than the national average
The median household income in Cape Carteret is 44% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cape Carteret is 63% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Cape Carteret is 57% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$77,902 $116,866 $233,732

City

$47,588 $71,390 $142,780

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Cape Carteret median earnings by income bracket

Cape Carteret employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.7%	14.7%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.4%	11.4%
Public administration	9.4%	9.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	25.6%	25.6%
Education, health & social services	2.7%	2.7%
Other	34.5%	34.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Indian Beach, NC	188	$131,592	61.8%
Emerald Isle, NC	3,797	$123,383	51.7%
Pine Knoll Shores, NC	1,328	$121,208	49.0%
Cedar Point, NC	2,228	$119,334	46.7%
Bogue, NC	905	$115,653	42.2%
Cape Carteret, NC	2,800	$116,866	43.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
San Miguel CDP (San Luis Obispo County), CA	2,800	$72,307	11.1%
Provincetown, MA	2,800	$103,564	27.3%
East Tawas, MI	2,800	$54,103	33.5%
Norway, MI	2,800	$69,704	14.3%
Madison, ME	2,799	$49,905	38.6%
Cape Carteret, NC	2,800	$116,866	43.7%

Source: The Cape Carteret, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.